Welcome! It’s a busy news night. Biden and Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of 2024 tonight–as Trump holds an advantage in nearly every swing state. Public schools in Oklahoma have been ordered to teach the Bible in classrooms, effectively immediately. The Supreme Court’s official decision on abortions in Idaho and its abrupt schedule change into July. Putin's top banker issued a dire warning on the economy. The U.S. city that has already shattered multiple weather records this year. And the hilarious viral video showing a Montana border collie herding lambs with zero effort.

The Gist of It: Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden take the debate stage tonight for the first presidential debate of 2024. The two presumptive nominees are neck-and-neck in the polls–but Trump has eked out an advantage in nearly every swing state. Here’s what several national polls show ahead of tonight’s debate. 

How to watch: Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump Presidential Debate

The Gist of It: Public schools in Oklahoma have been ordered to teach the Bible, effective immediately. A memo from the state’s department of education today read in part, “all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support into the curriculum across specified grade levels." Read the full story.

Bernie Sanders: Billionaires Are Trying to 'Dismantle' Public Schools

The Gist of It: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that emergency abortions in Idaho can proceed. Hospitals in the northwestern state are now permitted to perform emergency abortions when a patient's health is in serious jeopardy. Read more on the decision. 

New: Supreme Court Makes Another Abrupt Schedule Change
Related: MAGA Turns Against Amy Coney Barrett: 'Trump Made a Mistake'

The Gist of It: Moscow must find other ways to pay for exports or its sanctions-hit economy faces "ruination" one of President Vladimir Putin's top bankers has said, following moves by Chinese lenders to suspend transactions with Russian banks. Read the full story. 

Satellite images: Crimea Military Training Ground Fire Spreading

The Gist of It: Special Counsel Jack Smith's team has submitted dozens of examples as to why Donald Trump should have a gag order imposed on him in the classified documents case. In court filings, federal prosecutors compiled "all the exhibits in support" of their argument for Judge Aileen Cannon to set a gag order on the former president. Read the full story. 

New: Aileen Cannon Slaps Down Donald Trump's Request
Former prosecutor: Judge Merchan Lifting Gag Order May 'Come Back to Bite' Trump

The Gist of It: Omaha, Nebraska, has broken a slew of severe weather records so far this year, the National Weather Service (NWS) reveals, as one official tells Newsweek: "It's a luck of the draw thing." Oklahoma meteorologists say their region alone had experienced 100 confirmed tornadoes, nearly twice the annual average. Read the full story. 

Extreme heat: Alert Issued as 12 States Forecast to Swelter Under 4th of July Heat Wave

DID YOU SEE THIS?

The Gist of It: One border collie in Montana takes his herding duties very seriously, and he’s so good at his job, he doesn’t even have to lift a paw. The video, which has 55 million views, shows his effortless way of herding lambs, all with a smile on his face! Watch here.